Niantic is bringing yet another Community Day for July to Pokemon GO. The July Community Day features Tepig, a Fire Pig Pokémon. It’s a great chance for trainers to catch a Shiny Tepig as the chances are high on a Community Day. They can also evolve it to learn event-exclusive moves and take advantage of in-game bonuses. So for you to get things ready, here is everything you need to know.
Date + Time
Saturday, July 3, 2021, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM [local time].
It is a six-hour time frame. But, you can still get an exclusive move with evolution, up to two hours afterward, that is 7:00 PM [local time].
Featured Pokémon
The Fire-type Pokémon Tepig is the featured Pokémon of July’s Community Day. Tepig will appear more frequently in the wild in the event time frame. If you’re lucky, you may get a chance to encounter a Shiny Tepig ✨. It’s a great opportunity for trainers to catch better and/or Shiny Tepig.
Exclusive Move
If you evolve Pignite (Tepig’s Evolution) into Emboar in the event time or up to two hours afterward. The Pokémon evolves knowing the Ultimate Charged Fire-type Exclusive Move – Blast Burn.
Trainers, we’re excited to announce that Tepig will be featured during July’s #PokemonGOCommunityDay! 🔥 https://t.co/874j9Rdi5G pic.twitter.com/uPMnbbdek0
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) June 21, 2021
Pokémon GO July Community Day Special Research
On this month’s Community Day, Niantic offers an event-exclusive special research story called ‘Roasted Berries’. Access to this special research story will be available in the in-game shop for US$1.
Other Bonuses
In addition to Tepig’s frequent encounters, three more in-game bonuses stay active throughout the event time frame. First, trainers get three times the Catch Stardust than usual (3x Catch Stardust) during the event period. Second, the Incense you use during the event will also remain active for three hours rather than the usual one hour. And the third, the Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
Additionally, there’ll be a one-time purchase of the Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins. That includes 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Incense, 5 Star Pieces, and an Elite Charged TM.
Refer to the official blog post for more info. Utilize the event and hope you Catch ‘em All.
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